Also...explain bathroom double sinks, please.

[Spiky Bugger]

We've been house shopping. What the hell is so attractive about double sinks in the main or master bath? I have NOT ONE TIME IN FORTY YEARS OF MARRIAGE had the burning desire to brush my teeth while he brushes his...or while he shaves. Never. In fact, I suspect that NOT watching each other floss may have been a contributing factor to the longevity of this union.

And that second sink uses up valuable space...space on the counter and space under the counter for pipes and all. I want STORAGE, not a second sink.

Pisses me off because people who are selling houses are spending money installing double sinks that ELIMINATE the counter/storage space I want/need...the cost of which is added to the cost of the property...and which I will have to pay to rip out...before I spend money to REcreate the space that was there before the "improvements" happened.

 

[kirmy]

They are ugly too

 

[JackieOnLine]

I have a sinking feeling...

 

[southernlady]

IF you happen to share with a male who shaves and leaves LITTLE hairs ALL over the sink, THEN you understand the appeal! I had mine, he had his and HE was responsible for getting all the little hair off it. I MISS having a double sink in my bathroom.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

IF you happen to share with a male who shaves and leaves LITTLE hairs ALL over the sink, THEN you understand the appeal! I had mine, he had his and HE was responsible for getting all the little hair off it. I MISS having a double sink in my bathroom.

Give him a bowl of water and send him outside!

 

[southernlady]

Give him a bowl of water and send him outside!

I've threatened...

 

[Terri]

IF you happen to share with a male who shaves and leaves LITTLE hairs ALL over the sink, THEN you understand the appeal! I had mine, he had his and HE was responsible for getting all the little hair off it. I MISS having a double sink in my bathroom.

I have also decided I am not cleaning them up. Well if anyone wonders exactly how long a man will leave his whiskers laying on the bathroom sink the answer is...until a woman gets so damn tired of it she cleans them up!

 

[hilary1617]

My DH shaves in the shower, thankfully. There's a steam-free mirror in the shower to facilitate his efforts.

As to the double sink, it keeps necessary distance between my kids when they are brushing their teeth concurrently on their way to bed. Plus, I store my toiletries by my sink and Charles stores his items by his sink, never the twain to meet, so my items are always accessible and undisturbed. I've no need for Tecnu, Goop, etc. and he doesn't want to deal with my Aveda stuff and blowdryer...

 

[southernlady]

I have also decided I am not cleaning them up. Well if anyone wonders exactly how long a man will leave his whiskers laying on the bathroom sink the answer is...until a woman gets so damn tired of it she cleans them up!

OR until the housekeeper (biweekly) shows up!

 

[k9ophile]

Double sinks? We don't even share the whole bathroom. Mine is off the master; his is at the other end of the house. Just one of our secrets to a happy marriage.

 

[DuodenalSwitchaRoo]

erm....we have our own bathrooms lol. He uses the on-suite and I use the main bathroom to shower and mostly the downstairs loo. I don't want boy kooties! Really, the on-suite is just tiny and I couldn't get into it at 644lbs....so we just sorta claimed our own territory

 

[southernlady]

Double sinks? We don't even share the whole bathroom. Mine is off the master; his is at the other end of the house. Just one of our secrets to a happy marriage.

Well, the other two toilets are UPSTAIRS. Which is a vast improvement to our last house where we had one functioning bathroom. This time, it's 2 full bathrooms and one 1/2 bath (that means toilet/sink only for the ones who don't know). The problem THIS time is the plumbing to the shower upstairs...something has it clogged...and the clog is confined to JUST the tub as the toilet and sink both work fine up there.

What I WANT to do at some point is add a half bath (powder room) down here, and combine the bath and half bath into one large bath...with a double sink area!

 

[DianaCox]

I insisted on two sinks. Claiming the counter space around each one was one factor; beard hairs is another; balance in the bathroom esthetically; I wanted my sink away from the toilet where there is more room, but it's nice to have one in front of the toilet, just in case (I have a history of getting sick from both ends when I'm really ill, even though I haven't done it in many many years).

And we have the undersink storage, plus another cabinet above the toilet. Not that it's enough for a packrat like me ....

 

[Sheanie]

Um, no to two sinks. It IS the reason we are still happily married going on 32 years. I have a violent physical reaction to ANYONE flossing in my presence. Cannot tolerate anyone performing personal grooming in my presence. Clipping of nails, blowing of nose, brushing of teeth, YUCKY. Grown adults need to do that in private.

We each have our own bathrooms in this house. Our adult son moved back in, and I am counting down the days until he moves back out. I value my privacy so much that I made my bathroom in a converted closet. It has a slanted ceiling positioned just so, over the commode. A man cannot stand up to pee in there. But no man has ever used it. Only two women use it: me and my daughter. It's probably not up to "code", but the code enforcer would be male, so he would not be permitted entry. End of.

When the kids were tiny, weeks went by where our bathroom doors never closed. I knew this because I cleaned behind them and cobwebs connected the doors to the wall. Now that those days are behind me, I really love my privacy.

If we ever moved, I'd have to commandeer another private bathroom because I do not share. Anymore.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Double sinks? We don't even share the whole bathroom. Mine is off the master; his is at the other end of the house. Just one of our secrets to a happy marriage.

In-f'ing-deed!